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Published 7 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the provision of Building Services Agency Staff

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£3,200,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2023awarded 19 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NAC requires to appoint a framework of suitable suppliers to source & supply Trades Operatives / Labourers to ensure Building Services can carry-out the renewal & upgrade of housing properties within North Ayrshire.

  • Recurrence: 9 months prior to expiry of this contract

CPV: Recruitment services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.7 per place) · 3 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The requirement is for temporary Agency Workers for the following construction and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,200,000

The requirement is for temporary Agency Workers for the following construction and property related trades:

Painter and Decorator

Bricklayer/Builder

Plasterer

Wall & Floor Tiller

Slater /Roof Tiller & Bitumen Felt Roofer

Joiner

Advanced Plumber

Approved Electrician

Labourer

Labourer / Driver

Blacksmith

Glazier

HGV / Hiab Driver

Stores / Warehouse Assistant

The contract will be let on NAC's Standard Conditions of Contract for the purchase of services

Delivery: Scotland · North Ayrshire
Extensions: Option to extend for up to an additional 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of (266,000)GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [5,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance [5,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event

    Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance

    A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for busin…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 50,000 GBP. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

    Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

    Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:

    a) their standard payment terms.

    b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.

    Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an impr…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Framework Agreement for the provision of Building Services Agency Staff” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 9 months prior to expiry of this contract
First published
7 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST
Last source update
21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
NAC/5137
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037726
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dfac Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:754047)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Aug 2023 → 21 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 037726-2023-NAC/5137-1

    Signed
    19 Dec 2023
    Value
    £3,200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.